Savannah’s Tim O’Neal will make a start in next week’s PGA Tour tournament in Los Angeles as the recipient of the Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption.
The tournament, which is sponsored by luxury automaker Genesis, has been awarding exemptions to golfers from minority backgrounds in honor of Sifford since 2009, and O’Neal had been hoping for a call since that first … [Read more...]

After finishing second or third the three most recent times the Georgia Open was played in Savannah, Tim O’Neal faced a possible fourth near miss in his home town, beginning Sunday’s final round of the 2018 edition of the tournament two shots off the lead.
Barrett Waters, who had finished between fourth and sixth each of the last three years in the Georgia Open, held the … [Read more...]

Local qualifying for the 2017 U.S. Open has concluded, with approximately two dozen golfers with Georgia ties advancing to sectional qualifying.
Sectional qualifying is scheduled for June 5 at 10 sites throughout the U.S., including one at Hawk’s Ridge in Ball Ground.
Two of the local qualifiers were held in the Atlanta area, with Summer Grove in Newnan and Stone … [Read more...]

Going to the final round of the Georgia Open at Ford Plantation outside Savannah, former Armstrong Atlantic golfer Shad Tuten had a specific game plan.
Tuten, a pro for a little less than a year, began the round three shots off the lead, but was determined to concentrate on his game and pay as little attention as possible to how he stood in relation to the leader.
That … [Read more...]

Roswell, GA --- Former Armstrong State All-American golfer Shad Tuten of Savannah fired a closing round of 3-under par 69 to capture the 63rd Georgia Open presented by Gas South and E-Z-GO, contested at The Ford Plantation in Richmond Hill for the first time in the event’s history.
Tuten is a native of Augusta, who recently relocated to the low country and now resides in … [Read more...]

Two local qualifiers for the 2016 U.S. Open were held in Georgia recently, with 10 players with Georgia ties advancing to sectional qualifying.
Ten sectional qualifiers will be played June 6 to fill out the field for this year’s U.S. Open, which will be played June 16-19 at Oakmont CC outside Pittsburgh. One of the sectional qualifiers will be played at Ansley Golf Club’s … [Read more...]

The GSGA Championship returns to the Georgia coast for the first time since 1998, and the event, scheduled for July 9-12, has changed markedly since it was last played at Sea Island Golf Club in 1989.
The last time the Georgia Amateur was played at Sea Island GC, Allen Doyle was nearing the end of his 13-year reign as the state’s top amateur, winning six times and finishing … [Read more...]

The 2014 Web.com Tour begins in South America in February, and will make just one stop in Georgia for the first time since 2006.
From 2007-13, the tour schedule included events in Valdosta and Athens, but the University of Georgia elected not to continue its tournament, which was played for four years at Jennings Mill just outside Athens before moving to the University … [Read more...]

This will be a big year for amateur golf in Georgia, as the U.S. Amateur Championship will be played Aug. 11-17 at the Atlanta Athletic Club.
The last time the U.S. Amateur was played in Georgia was 2001, when East Lake Golf Club hosted the event, which began the day after the 2001 PGA Championship concluded at the Athletic Club.
Atlanta Athletic Club, which last hosted … [Read more...]